Oscar-winning writer Christopher McQuarrie (
The Usual Suspects) has signed on to pen an untitled military action-adventure, according to Variety.
The movie is set in the world of elite combat units. Producers have tapped Mark Stefanich, a former Navy SEAL and a member of that org's Team 6, to serve as co-producer.
The script will center on the fate of a special forces team assigned to test the security of the most sensitive government and military installations. Due to overzealous execution of orders, they are disbanded and the individual members expelled from the military; a year later, they are asked to reassemble to stop the terrorist activities of a group that has adopted their tactics and techniques.
The project is expected to be fast-tracked.